All posts by Tessa Hulls

When your subject matter is Pacific Northwest foliage, it’s hard to create paintings that stand out from the crowd. Nicholas Brown demonstrates an original technique that brings a sense of order from layers of total chaos.

It’s hard to believe that these aren’t computer generated, but Seattle’s Justine Ashbee creates these detailed, morphing compositions using nothing but paint pens. Part topographic map and part biological form, Justine cites zen calligraphy and wave forms among her influences.

A while back I stumbled upon the most amazing book in the entire world. Leonardo Ericailcane is mostly known for his large scale street art antics, but his works on paper are equally impressive in an entirely different way. In his book Potente Di Fuoco, Ericailcane takes all of the drawings from his childhood and...Read...

It often seems like novelty alphabets are a dime a dozen, but I’m loving Yoriko Yoshida’s Japanese alphabet. Each of these letters represents something from Japanese culture, from the A of an akita’s ass to the L of loose socks (and really what is more Japanese than that?).

There’s something inherently jarring about themeparks in the best of circumstances. They are carefully curated miniature worlds where the highest measure of success is to create something so artificial that at first glance it almost seems effortless. Themeparks become exponentially more unsettling– and more interesting– when the meticulous landscaping and false cheeriness is dropped and...Read...

A group of Manhattan dancers led by choreographer Willi Dorner took to the streets of Manhattan to call attention to the overlooked grace of the nooks and crannies of urban environments. Check out his website for further images from his Bodies in Urban Spaces series!

I’ve always had a real soft spot for 1970’s illustration because everything looks as though it’s drawn with noodles. Yay for gratuitious wiggly lines everywhere! I love noodles, both as a drawing style and as a tasty snack. Mmm… Now I want noodles. Ok but anyways, I promise I am going somewhere with this– Emily...Read...